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M Pulawski to Benjamin Franklin, March 13, 1780
à Varsovie le 13 de Mars 1780. Monsieur Sans avoir l’honneur de connoitre personnellement Votre Excellence mais plein de confiance en la bonté de son cœur, que je connois de…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, March 13, 1780
L’Orient March 13th, 1780. Honored and dear Sir, I am honored with your letter of the 8th.— I hope to send on board some of the Cannon tomorrow.— As we…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, March 8, 1780
Passy March. 8. 1780 Dear Sir, I received your Favour of the 3d Inst. I find the Arms are to be sent in one of the Kings Ships. 8 I…
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Benjamin Franklin to —— Caccia, March 8, 1780
Passy, March 8. 1780 Sir I unfortunately mislaid M. Cavalliers Letter, & have totally forgotten the Subject of it, or I should have answer’d it long since. 6 If you…
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Agathon Guynement, chevalier de Kéralio to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1780
Paris, Le 7. mars Depuis cinq Couriers, on ne reçoit aucune nouvelle de Brest et l’on ignore absolument ce qui S’y passe. Mais en même tems on sait que les…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1780
Nantes March 7. 1780. Dear & hond Sir Doctor Bancroft gave me your Favour of the 26 Feb. 3 & Mr Chaumonts Letters desiring me to send as much as…
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Thomas Digges to Benjamin Franklin, March 7, 1780
London 7 Mar. 1780 Dr. Sir I am to beg the favour of you to inform me by first post, If the following American bills of Exa. are good ones;…
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François, baron de Tott to Benjamin Franklin, March 6, 1780
[after March 6, 1780] 3 Monsieur M. De Lafayette en partant pour L’amerique m’a Confié La Surveillance dune gravure qui represente Le general Washington, 4 et Je crois ne pouvoir…
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John Paul Jones to Benjamin Franklin, March 6, 1780
L’Orient March 6th: 1780. I inclose for your Excellencies approbation an extract of a letter that I have received from Sir R Finlay respecting an invention of Bombs that are…
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Francis Hopkinson to American Commissioners, March 6, 1780
Philada. March 6th. 1780 Gentlemen. Since my last of the 14th. of Jany. 8 the following Setts of Exchange have issued from my Office Viz I have the Honour to…
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Jonathan Jr Williams to Benjamin Franklin, March 5, 1780
Nantes March. 5. 1780. Dear & hond Sir I beg leave to introduce to your particular notice my Friend Mr Mason of Virginia 6 a Gentleman of a respectable Family…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, March 3, 1780
Passy, March 3. 1780 Sir This is to authorize & require you to receive & accomodate in your Ship as Passengers the honourable Arthur Lee & Ralph Izard, Esquires, late…
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Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1780
the Hague March 2d. 1780. Honoured & dear Sir, The Letter I send you a Copy herewith 3 I have just received. The Autor of it having always professed himself…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, March 2, 1780
Passy March 2d. 1780. Mr Adams’s respectfull Compliments to Dr Franklin. Informs him that Monsieur the Comte De Vergennes has appointed him next Tuesday to be at Versailles in order…
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Benjamin Franklin to Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, March 2, 1780
Passy, March. 2. 1780. Dear Sir, I receiv’d with Pleasure the Letter you honour’d me with of the 29th. past, and am infinitely obliged by the zeal and Assiduity with…
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—— Du Marquet to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1780
Bollene—par le pont st. esprit. Ce ler. mars. 1780. Monsieur Quoique je n’aye pas l’honneur d’etre Connû de votre excellence vos talents, et vos vertus qui ne Sont ignorées d’auc’un…
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David Hartley to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1780
London March 1 1780 My Dear friend Having been very much chagrined with the delay of the Cartel I writ some time ago a very pressing letter to the admiralty…
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Jacques Donatien, Leray de Chaumont to Benjamin Franklin, March 1, 1780
[March 1, 1780?] 5 M. de Chaumont a L’honneur d’envoyer a S. Ex. la depesche cy Jointe de M. Dumas, et La Lettre de M. Landais pour Scavoir Ce que…
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Benjamin Franklin to Pierre Landais, March 1, 1780
Passy, March 1. 1780 Sir, I receiv’d the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 28th. past. 2 Inclos’d I send you the certificate I gave…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, March 1, 1780
Passy March 1st. 1780. Dear Sir, I received the Letter you did me the Honour of writing to me the 25. & 28th past. 2 I am glad to learn…